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Idea and the documents of human rights
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The most significant achievement of 20th century is, probably, the importance ascribed to the idea of human rights. And perhaps the most significant endeavour of the world community in the second half of this century is its attempt to codify these ethical demands in declarations, covenants and similar instruments expected to have universal validity. Yet besides the unscrupulous violence, torture and social injustice, which continue to prevail in our world, we also see gaining more and more ground tendencies to promote demands and practices which constitute unnoticed obstacles to the protection of human rights. Is it not the so-called "herd immunity", as a way to fight against a pandemic, a violation of the right to life? What are our shortcomings? The present volume is an attempt to bring into focus one of these shortcomings: the lack of clear knowledge of what human rights are.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- EDITORIAL
- FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION
- WORKING PAPER
- CONCEPTIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTS AND THE IDEA OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- WAYS TO PREVENT VIOLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
- NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS